Riverview (Williamsburg, Virginia)

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Riverview Plantation
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Location124 Riverview Plantation Dr., near Williamsburg, Virginia
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850), c. 1913-1914
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 96001446 [1]
VLR No.047-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1996
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996 [2]

Riverview Plantation is a historic home located near Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia. The house dates to the 1850s, and consists of a three-story, five-bay, center section flanked by 1+12-story end additions of 1913–1914. It has a gable roof with dormers. The interior of the frame dwelling features Federal and Greek Revival design details. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse (c. 1942), tenant house (c. 1942), and the site of 1850s orchard terraces. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

The upper rooms of the home, with their view of the York River, feature drawings on the walls of various sea life, including a whale. Traditionally, after snowfall, the orchard terraces are now utilized as sled runs by neighbors.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Alan Morledge (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverview" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo